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Online Lighting Reality Training
For the last 18 years Nick Smith has run classroom format training courses in the use of Lighting Reality in the UK and Ireland. These courses will continue to be available
further details here
but times are changing and people want to digest information in different ways and hence new formats are necessary.
From March 2020, Nick Smith Associates will be offering two new courses, which will enable students to take the course completely online. There are a number of reasons for doing this.
Firstly, the cost of an online course means my travelling time is removed, as well as the students time to attend the course and travel to the venue.
Secondly, I can also reach out to a wider audience, it also means that people can take the course at their own pace at a time that suits them.
The courses are accessed through a web browser using any internet-connected device, a mobile phone, a tablet, a laptop or PC. Potentially students could watch tutorials at home, on the way to work on public transport and digest the material at their own pace.
There are two courses, one covering the roadway module which has 31 lessons and another covering the outdoor module which has 34 lessons. Full details and timings are shown below. The classes vary from a few minutes to twenty-five minutes. The courses can be taken independent of each other and are priced at £222 for the roadway course and £348 for the outdoor course. There is also a bundle price, so both courses can be purchased for the user at £498, which gives a discount of about 13% on the joint purchase.
The link below gives you access to the site and payment can be made by credit card. You will need to create an account for Thinkific which will potentially give you access to other courses that they offer as well.
There is also a free masking course so you can get an idea of what to expect and the material you will have access to.
If you have questions please drop me an email to
support@nicksmithassociates.com. Or view the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RygBr4eOM6c&t=100s
Roadway Course content and timings
| Title | Type | Minutes | Seconds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Message | Video | 1 | 28 |
| How to use this course | Video | 1 | 29 |
| Before we begin | Text | 2 | |
| Parts of the program | |||
| Options and defaults | Video | 9 | 40 |
| Overview of EN13201, Manufacturers menu, and help menu | Video | 2 | 40 |
| Middle tool bar | Video | 15 | 35 |
| Luminaire Dialogue Box | Video | 16 | 25 |
| Opt folder | Video | 1 | 55 |
| Calculation run through | |||
| Run through option | Text | 2 | |
| EN13201 illuminance | Video | 6 | 35 |
| EN13201 luminance | Video | 13 | 49 |
| En13201 Twin central | Video | 7 | 29 |
| En13201 wet Uo and Comparison Table | Video | 2 | 39 |
| Review results | Video | 1 | 36 |
| Review Results illuminance | Video | 4 | 22 |
| 1158 Aus_NZ illuminance | Video | 8 | 58 |
| 1158 Aus_NZ Luminance | Video | 8 | 23 |
| RP8 calculations | Video | 8 | 33 |
| BS5489 setup | Video | 7 | 18 |
| Advanced Features | |||
| Energy Calculations | Video | 9 | 46 |
| Comparison (CMP) in luminance | Video | 3 | 57 |
| Dim Illuminance | Video | 1 | 25 |
| ILP Technical report no 28 test grids (TR28 Grid) | Video | 6 | 58 |
| Dim Luminance | Video | 1 |
Outdoor Course Content and timings
| Title | Type | Minutes | Seconds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Message | Video | 1 | 28 |
| How to use this course | Video | 1 | 2 |
| Before we begin | Text | 1 | |
| Parts of the Program | |||
| Top toolbar and icons | Video | 9 | 9 |
| Options and file menu | Video | 6 | 53 |
| Menus | Video | 4 | 0 |
| DXF / DWG Menu | Video | 11 | 36 |
| Contour colours | Text | 5 | |
| Drawings and Preparation | |||
| Drawing prep in AutoCAD and random Objects | Video | 3 | 54 |
| Drawings and External references in AutoCAD | Video | 6 | 0 |
| Hatching and Issues | Video | 2 | 25 |
| X_refs | Video | 4 | 17 |
| DXF / DWG Scaling | Video | 3 | 44 |
| Preparing a Project | |||
| Full Design step through | Video | 33 | 58 |
| Luminaire Dialogue Box | Video | 12 | 12 |
| Grid Editing and Vertical Grids | Video | 10 | 59 |
| Contours Colours | Text | 5 | |
| Masking | |||
| Masking Video Introduction | Video | 0 | 53 |
| Masking Introduction | Text | 1 | |
| How to add masking to an existing grid, Updated | Video | 3 | 43 |
| Masking colours explained | Video | 1 | 20 |
| Masking Layer 2 | Video | 3 | 43 |
| Files for Download | Files | ||
| Advanced features | |||
| Lantern Groups and editing multiple columns | Video | 7 | 22 |
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